State Probe

San Francisco Mayor London Breed (Getty)

Wait times for building permits in SF stretches into years

Analysis: Average multifamily permit takes 627 days, single-family home 861 days

San Fransisco and Builder's Remedy (Illustration by The Real Deal with Getty)

“Builder’s remedy” could ignite housing boom in San Francisco

Legal loophole that approved 4K units in Santa Monica could reach Bay Area

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp's Maurilio León (TNDC, Getty)

Affordable housing in SF can cost up to $1.2M per unit

Land, labor and material prices are compounded by city’s slow approvals.